“Riddick” Powers Movie Box Office

Vin Diesel scrambled and fought his way to the top of the box office in “Riddick” over the weekend. His newest sc- fi action epic took in $18.7 million.

“The Butler” continued as a real favorite with moviegoers, most of whom are raving over Forrest Whitaker’s spell-binding performance. It took in $8.9 million over the weekend landing it in second place among all motion pictures. “The Butler” has taken in a grand total of $91.9 million in four weeks of release.

“We’re the Millers” came in third over the weekend scoring $7.9 million. The animated movie from Disney, “Planes,” and the new documentary “One Direction: This Is Us” came in fourth and fifth respectively, although their weekend totals were almost identical in the $4.2 million dollar range.For the rest of the information on the weekend box office results, click on the link below.

“The Family” with Robert DeNiro and Michelle Pfeiffer should lead the box office when it opens next weekend.